Species profile
Celebophlebia dactylogastra
Lieftinck, 1936
Taxonomic path
SuborderAnisoptera
FamilyLibellulidae
GenusCelebophlebia
DDData Deficient
EndemicNortheastern Sulawesi (Celebes)
Last updated: 03 July 2026

Diagnosis
Male : Celebophlebia dactylogastra is a very slender damselfly with a predominantly black body and bright green markings. The head is mostly black with green labrum, clypeus, mandible bases, genae, and a pair of yellow twin-spots on the occiput. The prothorax is black with yellow markings, while the synthorax is characterized by a broad green humeral band extending over most of the mesinfraepisternum and broad green lateral bands covering much of the metepisternum and metepimeron. The legs are long and slender, mainly green and yellow with black markings.
The abdomen is extremely slender and mostly black, with green markings on the basal segments and distinctive terminal structures. Segments 8–10 are black, except for small green markings on segment 8. The male genital ligula is very prominent, with a strongly developed hamulus forming a large curved plate-like structure. The anal appendages are yellow; the superior appendages are long and separated at the base, while the inferior appendages are much shorter.
Female : Female unknown.
Morphological Characters

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Locality
Distribution
Known only from northeastern Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia. The type material was collected from the northern slope of the Quarles Mountains, Todjamboe (Todjambu), at approximately 1000 m elevation.
Ecology
Habitat
No detailed habitat description was provided by Lieftinck. The species is known from a mountainous locality in northeastern Sulawesi, but its specific ecological requirements remain unknown.
Remarks
Notes
Additional notes will be added in future revisions.
Literature
References
1 references- 1
Lieftinck, M.A. (1936). A new genus and species of Libellulidae from Celebes (Odon.). — Treubia 15: 399-403.